This post will examine what I learnt from consuming all my nutrition by feeding tube for a week in order to better understand what families of tube-fed children have to go through. Part 2 can be found here.
Eating is a multisensory experience. All of the body's senses are involved. In this article, our occupational therapist, Dr. Marion Russel, writes about how exactly sensory processing takes place during food intake and gives a good overview into the sensory experience of mealtime.
An autistic disorder (Autism) is a pervasive developmental disorder. Different disorders are collected under the term of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD are characterized by impaired social interaction, communication abnormalities and maladjusted reactions.